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Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA

Battle Creek Hydroelectric System, Battle Creek & Tributaries, Red Blu...

STORED OFF SITE AND ON SITE. mchr Significance: The Battle Creek hydroelectric system was a typical turn-of-the-century California hydroelectric system, characterized by high head plants, the use of the impulse... More

Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of Provo River, 300 feet West of US Route 189, Orem, Utah County, UT

Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of P...

Significance: This plant represents L.L. Nunn's first major hydroelectric generating facility outside of Colorado. At the time of completion (1898), it generated three-phase AC power at a pressure of 40,000 vo... More

Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of Provo River, 300 feet West of US Route 189, Orem, Utah County, UT

Telluride Power Company, Nunn Hydroelectric Plant, Southeast side of P...

Significance: This plant represents L.L. Nunn's first major hydroelectric generating facility outside of Colorado. At the time of completion (1898), it generated three-phase AC power at a pressure of 40,000 vo... More

Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT

Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...

Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More

Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT

Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...

Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More

Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT

Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...

Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More

Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT

Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...

Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More

Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets, Butte, Silver Bow County, MT

Butte Mineyards, Stewart Mine, Intersection of Main & Woolman Streets,...

Significance: The Stewart represents one of Butte's oldest and most productive mines. It is historically significant for its association with William A. Clark and the Anaconda Copper Mining Company. The mine's ... More

Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Spillway, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon River, Croton, Newaygo County, MI

Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Spillway, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Rive...

Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant spillway was a key design feature of this electrical generation complex, an important example of the work of William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan civil engineer who... More

Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Spillway, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon River, Croton, Newaygo County, MI

Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Spillway, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Rive...

Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant spillway was a key design feature of this electrical generation complex, an important example of the work of William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan civil engineer who... More

Harmony Manufacturing Company, Mill Number 3, 100 North Mohawk Street, Cohoes, Albany County, NY

Harmony Manufacturing Company, Mill Number 3, 100 North Mohawk Street,...

Photogrammetric images were incorporated into the HABS/HAER collections in the summers of 1985 and 1986. Since the glass photogrammetric plates are not reproducible except with special permission, a reference p... More

Harmony Manufacturing Company, Mill Number 3, 100 North Mohawk Street, Cohoes, Albany County, NY

Harmony Manufacturing Company, Mill Number 3, 100 North Mohawk Street,...

Photogrammetric images were incorporated into the HABS/HAER collections in the summers of 1985 and 1986. Since the glass photogrammetric plates are not reproducible except with special permission, a reference p... More

Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...

Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More

Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Villa...

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Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Villa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, CA

Yosemite Hydroelectric Power Plant, Highways 120 & 140, Yosemite Villa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Terminal Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Terminal Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Project, an early hydroelectric development in southwest Colorado. The Project was constructed in the early 1900s to serve the needs of the mining operations ... More

Terminal Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Terminal Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Project, an early hydroelectric development in southwest Colorado. The Project was constructed in the early 1900s to serve the needs of the mining operations ... More

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River along Hauser Dam Road, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River...

Significance: The Hauser Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant for its association with the industrial development of Montana in the early twentieth century and the consolidation of most of th... More

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River along Hauser Dam Road, Helena, Lewis and Clark County, MT

Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River...

Significance: The Hauser Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant for its association with the industrial development of Montana in the early twentieth century and the consolidation of most of th... More

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Dam, On Skagit River, 6.9 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Dam, On Skagit River, 6.9 miles upstr...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-7 Survey number: HAER WA-24-F Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Dam, On Skagit River, 6.9 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Dam, On Skagit River, 6.9 miles upstr...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-7 Survey number: HAER WA-24-F Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction

Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon River, Croton, Newaygo County, MI

Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Ri...

Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant powerhouse was designed by William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan, civil engineer who specialized in the design of small and mid-sized hydroelectric plants in the Mid... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...

Significance: Building 105 Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 4, Plant 4), a small bungalow cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Built in 1905, ... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...

Significance: Building 117, Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 24, Plant 4), is significant because of its contribution to an understanding of the historic character of the physical and social environment of the Pl... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...

Significance: Building 117, Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 24, Plant 4), is significant because of its contribution to an understanding of the historic character of the physical and social environment of the Pl... More

Plante Grist Mill, U.S. Route 44, Chepachet, Providence County, RI

Plante Grist Mill, U.S. Route 44, Chepachet, Providence County, RI

Significance: The Plante Grist Mill is a typical example of owner built mill structures that could be found all over New England during the mid-19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More

Plante Grist Mill, U.S. Route 44, Chepachet, Providence County, RI

Plante Grist Mill, U.S. Route 44, Chepachet, Providence County, RI

Significance: The Plante Grist Mill is a typical example of owner built mill structures that could be found all over New England during the mid-19th century. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this str... More

Main Channel Bridge, Spanning Clark Fork, Thompson Falls, Sanders County, MT

Main Channel Bridge, Spanning Clark Fork, Thompson Falls, Sanders Coun...

Survey number: HAER MT-28 Building/structure dates: 1911 Initial Construction

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 mile...

Significance: Seattle City Light, during the construction of the Skagit Power Development, maintained a dedication to quality. This becomes evident in the ornamental details of Diablo Powerhouse. Unit 31 in t... More

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 mile...

Significance: Seattle City Light, during the construction of the Skagit Power Development, maintained a dedication to quality. This becomes evident in the ornamental details of Diablo Powerhouse. Unit 31 in t... More

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 mile...

Significance: Seattle City Light, during the construction of the Skagit Power Development, maintained a dedication to quality. This becomes evident in the ornamental details of Diablo Powerhouse. Unit 31 in t... More

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles upstream from Newhalem, Newhalem, Whatcom County, WA

Skagit Power Development, Diablo Powerhouse, On Skagit River, 6.1 mile...

Significance: Seattle City Light, during the construction of the Skagit Power Development, maintained a dedication to quality. This becomes evident in the ornamental details of Diablo Powerhouse. Unit 31 in t... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Cottage No. 1, Bishop Cree...

Significance: Building 102 Plant 4 (formerly Cottage, Building No. 1, Plant 4), a small bungalow cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Built ... More

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Control Station, Operations Building No. 1, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA

Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Control Station, Operations Buildin...

Significance: Building 102 Control Station (formerly Operations Building #1, Control Station) was constructed as the first operations building at the control station for the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System in... More

Woodville Canal Company, West side of Snake River (River Mile 796), Woodville, Bingham County, ID

Woodville Canal Company, West side of Snake River (River Mile 796), Wo...

Significance: The Woodville Canal Company represents one of the few remaining small-scale canal companies operating in eastern Idaho that continues to be administered and managed by district farmers. The Woodv... More

Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County, CT

Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County,...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County, CT

Phoenix Mill, North bank of Still River, Phoenixville, Windham County,...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS PA-1654 Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work Building/structure d... More

Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS PA-1654 Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work Building/structure d... More

Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Count...

See also HAER PA-51 for additional documentation. Survey number: HABS PA-1654 Building/structure dates: 1814-1815 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1821-1822 Subsequent Work Building/structure d... More

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT

Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More

Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant Complex, 60111 U.S. Highway 6, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, CO

Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant Complex, 60111 U.S. Highway 6, Glenwood S...

Significance: The Shoshone complex is significant for being one of the earliest hydroelectric plants on the Colorado River and one of the largest in the Rocky Mountain Region to depend upon the flow of a river ... More

Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant Complex, 60111 U.S. Highway 6, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, CO

Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant Complex, 60111 U.S. Highway 6, Glenwood S...

Significance: The Shoshone complex is significant for being one of the earliest hydroelectric plants on the Colorado River and one of the largest in the Rocky Mountain Region to depend upon the flow of a river ... More

Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant Complex, 60111 U.S. Highway 6, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, CO

Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant Complex, 60111 U.S. Highway 6, Glenwood S...

Significance: The Shoshone complex is significant for being one of the earliest hydroelectric plants on the Colorado River and one of the largest in the Rocky Mountain Region to depend upon the flow of a river ... More

Telluride Power Company, Provo River Bridge, Spanning Provo River, Orem, Utah County, UT

Telluride Power Company, Provo River Bridge, Spanning Provo River, Ore...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small bridge over water, woods, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More

Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More

Snake River Valley Irrigation District, East Side of Snake River (River Mile 796), Shelley, Bingham County, ID

Snake River Valley Irrigation District, East Side of Snake River (Rive...

Significance: The Snake River Valley Irrigation District is an example of an early irrigation district that was formed to provide more effective management of the Cedar Point, Snake River Valley, West Branch, ... More

Spruce Street Bridge, East Spruce Street, 500 Block, spanning Power Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Spruce Street Bridge, East Spruce Street, 500 Block, spanning Power Ca...

Significance: The bridge is typical of the eye-bar truss construction used extensively at the beginning of the twentieth century. This design provided a flat deck suspended from the camel-back arch. Both vert... More

Spruce Street Bridge, East Spruce Street, 500 Block, spanning Power Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Spruce Street Bridge, East Spruce Street, 500 Block, spanning Power Ca...

Significance: The bridge is typical of the eye-bar truss construction used extensively at the beginning of the twentieth century. This design provided a flat deck suspended from the camel-back arch. Both vert... More

Spruce Street Bridge, East Spruce Street, 500 Block, spanning Power Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Spruce Street Bridge, East Spruce Street, 500 Block, spanning Power Ca...

Significance: The bridge is typical of the eye-bar truss construction used extensively at the beginning of the twentieth century. This design provided a flat deck suspended from the camel-back arch. Both vert... More

Spruce Street Bridge, East Spruce Street, 500 Block, spanning Power Canal, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Spruce Street Bridge, East Spruce Street, 500 Block, spanning Power Ca...

Significance: The bridge is typical of the eye-bar truss construction used extensively at the beginning of the twentieth century. This design provided a flat deck suspended from the camel-back arch. Both vert... More

Shenandoah Pulp Mill, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Shenandoah Pulp Mill, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Coun...

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Shenandoah Pulp Mill, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV

Shenandoah Pulp Mill, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson Coun...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Cove Hydroelectric Development, Lower Gate House, Cove Power Plant Road, Grace, Caribou County, ID

Cove Hydroelectric Development, Lower Gate House, Cove Power Plant Roa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ

Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...

Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More

Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ

Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...

Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More

Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ

Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...

Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...

Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...

Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...

Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...

Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...

Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...

Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, MA

Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...

Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More

Shaker North Family Washhouse (first), Shaker Road, New Lebanon, Columbia County, NY

Shaker North Family Washhouse (first), Shaker Road, New Lebanon, Colum...

Survey number: HABS NY-3252 Public domain photograph - city, downtown, New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of Bonneville Dam Powerhouse, Bonneville, Multnomah County, OR

Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of ...

Significance: South Bank Substation was one of the first substations constructed by the Bonneville Power Administration. It is historically significant because it served to energize the BPA's first transmissio... More

Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of Bonneville Dam Powerhouse, Bonneville, Multnomah County, OR

Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of ...

Significance: South Bank Substation was one of the first substations constructed by the Bonneville Power Administration. It is historically significant because it served to energize the BPA's first transmissio... More

Northern Canal, Waste Gates, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Northern Canal, Waste Gates, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Northern Canal, Waste Gates, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Northern Canal, Waste Gates, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: Replacing a waterpower telodynamic system on the same site, the hydroelectric Powerhouse was completed in 1901 to meet the increased power demands of a small arms plant established at the arsenal ... More

Canoe River Mill, Norton, Bristol County, MA

Canoe River Mill, Norton, Bristol County, MA

Significance: The mill complex on the Canoe River was in continuous use from the time of its construction about 1730 until the mid-twentieth century. Originally established as a sawmill, a grist mill was added... More

Canoe River Mill, Norton, Bristol County, MA

Canoe River Mill, Norton, Bristol County, MA

Significance: The mill complex on the Canoe River was in continuous use from the time of its construction about 1730 until the mid-twentieth century. Originally established as a sawmill, a grist mill was added... More

Aspaas Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Aspaas Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Project, an early hydroelectric development in southwest Colorado. The Project was constructed in the early 1900s to serve the needs of the mining operations ... More

Aspaas Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Aspaas Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Project, an early hydroelectric development in southwest Colorado. The Project was constructed in the early 1900s to serve the needs of the mining operations ... More

Aspaas Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Aspaas Dam, Tacoma, La Plata County, CO

Significance: It was an integral part of the Tacoma Project, an early hydroelectric development in southwest Colorado. The Project was constructed in the early 1900s to serve the needs of the mining operations ... More

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, MI

Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Gregg Shoals Dam & Power Plant, Across Savannah River, Lowndesville, Abbeville County, SC

Gregg Shoals Dam & Power Plant, Across Savannah River, Lowndesville, A...

Significance: The Gregg Shoals Dam and Power Plant began operations in May 1907 and produced electricity until September 1954. It was among the early low-head hydroelectric plants in America and is associated ... More

Ousatonic Water Power Company, Dam & Canals, CT Routes 34 & 108, 1 mile North of Derby-Shelton Bridge, Derby, New Haven County, CT

Ousatonic Water Power Company, Dam & Canals, CT Routes 34 & 108, 1 mil...

Significance: The waterworks of the Ousatonic Water Company, when combined with the Shelton mills and related urban development have local and statewide significance as a successful 19th century example of plan... More

Ousatonic Water Power Company, Dam & Canals, CT Routes 34 & 108, 1 mile North of Derby-Shelton Bridge, Derby, New Haven County, CT

Ousatonic Water Power Company, Dam & Canals, CT Routes 34 & 108, 1 mil...

Significance: The waterworks of the Ousatonic Water Company, when combined with the Shelton mills and related urban development have local and statewide significance as a successful 19th century example of plan... More

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert County, GA

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert Cou...

Significance: The Pearle Cotton Mill is an industrial archeological site that once served as the focus of a mill village known as Beverly, Georgia. The factory was built in 1895 by Thomas M. Swift of Elberton,... More

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert County, GA

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert Cou...

Significance: The Pearle Cotton Mill is an industrial archeological site that once served as the focus of a mill village known as Beverly, Georgia. The factory was built in 1895 by Thomas M. Swift of Elberton,... More

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert County, GA

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert Cou...

Significance: The Pearle Cotton Mill is an industrial archeological site that once served as the focus of a mill village known as Beverly, Georgia. The factory was built in 1895 by Thomas M. Swift of Elberton,... More

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert County, GA

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert Cou...

Significance: The Pearle Cotton Mill is an industrial archeological site that once served as the focus of a mill village known as Beverly, Georgia. The factory was built in 1895 by Thomas M. Swift of Elberton,... More

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert County, GA

Pearle Cotton Mill & Dam, Elbert County Road 245, Elberton, Elbert Cou...

Significance: The Pearle Cotton Mill is an industrial archeological site that once served as the focus of a mill village known as Beverly, Georgia. The factory was built in 1895 by Thomas M. Swift of Elberton,... More

Telluride Power Company, Olmsted Hydroelectric Plant, mouth of Provo River Canyon West of U.S. Route 189, Orem, Utah County, UT

Telluride Power Company, Olmsted Hydroelectric Plant, mouth of Provo R...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Fairmount Waterworks, East bank of Schuylkill River, Aquarium Drive, P...

See also HABS PA-1654 for additional documentation. Significance: The Fairmount Water Works is perhaps the premier example of early nineteenth-century American industrial architecture. It was built to supply P... More

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